Supported Script Types

OptiTune supports several script types. They are listed in the table below. Note that while the script interpreters for many of these script types comes installed with Windows, others need to be already installed on the client machine in order to interpret and run the script. You may need to create an install task to install these third party script engines before you can execute these types of scripts.

Script Type	File Extension	Script Engine Location	Included With Windows
Batch	CMD, BAT	%WINDIR%\System32\cmd.exe	Yes
PowerShell	PS1	%SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe	Yes
WSH (Windows Script Host)	VBS, JS, WSF	%SystemRoot%\system32\cscript.exe	Yes
Bravura Settings Script	BVS	%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Bravura\Optitune\ServiceClient\BVScript.exe	No, but included with OptiTune Client
Python	PY	%SystemRoot%\py.exe	No, visit https://www.python.org/
Perl	PL	First Perl.exe file in %PATH%	No, visit http://strawberryperl.com/
Ruby	RB	First Ruby.exe file in %PATH%	No, visit https://www.ruby-lang.org/

Batch Scripts

Most system administrators are familiar with windows batch scripts. For more information and documentation on batch scripts, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file

PowerShell Scripts

Starting with Windows XP, Microsoft has included a more powerful and extensible scripting engine called PowerShell. You can launch the PowerShell interpreter by going to the start menu and searching for "powershell".

For more information on PowerShell scripts, visit https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/powershell.aspx

Windows Script Host

An older scripting technology included with Windows, since Windows 98, Windows Script Host (WSH) presents a unified framework for executing different types of scripts. To learn more about WSH, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Script_Host

Bravura Settings Script

A proprietary script format included with OptiTune, the Bravura Settings Script (BVS) lets you make various settings changes in the registry. Used primarily when access to all user registry hives is required.

Python

An open source programming language from the early 1990s, Python can be used to write complete programs, or scripts as in this case. Visit https://www.python.org/ for more information.

Perl

Another open source programming language from the mid 1980s, Perl can also be used to write complete programs, as well as scripts. Visit https://www.perl.org/ for more information.

Ruby

A more recent open source programming language from the mid 1990s, Ruby can be used to write complete programs or scripts. Visit https://www.ruby-lang.org/ for more information.